Fire tears through West Fraser’s northeastern B.C. log yard in Chetwynd

CBC News
September 17, 2021
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

A fire at a log yard in northeastern B.C. continues to burn this morning after it was spotted Thursday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m., on Thursday, employees at the West Fraser mill in Chetwynd, B.C., noticed a fire burning among logs where they are stored, according to an email from a West Fraser spokesperson. The company says firefighters, including those from the Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Department, remain on site and air support is currently being used to help extinguish the fire. West Fraser said in a statement the mill itself is not at risk and that the fire has been contained to the log yard as firefighters from several area departments work to stop its spread. No injuries have been reported as a result of the fire. Chetwynd Mayor Allen Courtoreille says two B.C. Wildfire Service helicopters equipped with water buckets were among the crews that responded.

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